Godforsaken grapes : a slightly tipsy journey through the world of strange, obscure, and underappreciated wine

Wilson, Jason, 1974- author.

Book 2018

"There are nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world--from altesse to zierfandler--but 80 percent of the wine we drink is made from only 20 grapes. In Godforsaken Grapes, Jason Wilson looks at how that came to be and embarks on a journey to discover what we miss. Stemming from his own growing obsession, Wilson moves far beyond the "noble grapes," hunting down obscure and underappreciated wines from Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, F...

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Grapes

Viticulture

Wine Flavor and odor

Wine and wine making

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ISBN:

9781419727580
1419727583

Description:

320 pages ; 22 cm

Notes:

"Portions of this book have been adapted from previously published material in the Washington post, AFAR, the Smart set, Table matters, and Beverage media"--Title page verso
Includes index

Contents:

I. The vines in the sky: Dangerous grapes ; Château du blah blah blah ; Wine and dada ; Alpine wines ; Is prosecco a place or a grape? When wine talk gets weird
II. Travels in the lost empire of wine: Wines with umlauts ; The meaning of groo-vee ; Blue Frank and Dr. Zweigelt ; Gray pinot, blueberry risoto, and orange wine
III. Selling obscurity: Waiting for Bastardo ; The same port Dick Cheney likes ; Pouring the unicorn wine ; Looking forward, looking eastward ; How big is your pigeon tower?
Appendix: Gazetteer of Godforsaken grapes

LCCN:

2017949743

Control Number:

2491869

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